A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 225

Chapter 225: A Small Artistic Shock

The Beiming Clan did have Saint-level combatants, but such powerhouses, representing the clan’s foundation, wouldn’t be easily deployed. Their appearance meant a true life-or-death crisis for the Beiming Clan.

Therefore, the clan’s most important fighting force were those at the Sea Crossing and Tribulation Immortal Realms. Almost all the clan elders were at this level, but if they deployed all their strength to deal with this crisis, they risked leaving themselves vulnerable elsewhere.

With their core fighting force deployed, their territory would be easy to attack… After all, the Beiming Clan, having survived from the ancient era to the present, had made many enemies.

The clan-protecting formation could block most Sea Crossing Realm cultivators, but it would struggle against a Saint. They were worried that a Saint level expert might attack, destroying the Beiming Clan’s foundation.

Therefore, the Beiming Clan decided to activate the “Attack” state of the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation in their own way, to compensate for their insufficient strength, while also having the clan elders prepare for defense.

Unfortunately, Luo Xue had inadvertently disrupted their plan, and they now had to face the threat from the Yudu Clan.

If they couldn’t stop the tide of mutated cultivators here, after they devoured the Beiming Clan, it wouldn’t be something just one or two ancient clans could handle.

An even more terrifying consequence would be the mutated tide reaching the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty. The resulting carnage would be unimaginable.

The key to resolving this crisis was restarting the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation, either normally, or using the Beiming Clan’s… crude method.

However… in this world, probably only Luo Xue knew how to truly activate the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation. The only requirement was reaching the formation’s core.

Having the chance to control this ancient formation, Luo Xue naturally wouldn’t miss it.

She didn’t want to just tell the Beiming Clan how to activate its “Attack” state, nor did she want to expose herself.

But Luo Xue also knew that her presence had been detected. The probing from within the formation was targeting her, and only her caution had allowed her to avoid it.

“Perhaps… they’ve even guessed my identity…” Luo Xue whispered.

She vaguely felt that she was playing a game of chess against someone within the Beiming Clan, with the clan-protecting formation as the board. The unseen players on both sides moved their pieces.

If she were her opponent, what would she do?

Lock down the entire Beiming Clan, investigate everyone who met certain criteria, and find her.

This was what her opponent could do, controlling the resources of the entire Beiming Clan, their strength overwhelming, holding the absolute advantage on the board.

But Luo Xue still had an advantage. Before being discovered, she was hidden in the shadows, and she had the most crucial move—completely controlling the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation.

Once the formation was under her control, even if the Beiming Clan controlled everything else, they would have to compromise.

“Have you finished eating?”

Luo Xue turned to Nangong Mian and Dugu Xue and asked.

“Mmm… I haven’t, but… there’s nothing left…” Nangong Mian said with a pitiful expression.

Her storage pouch was empty, all the food devoured.

Luo Xue’s face darkened. She had forgotten that Nangong Mian had a huge appetite. The food she prepared wasn’t even enough for a snack.

And since Nangong Mian couldn’t control herself, she hadn’t left anything for Luo Xue.

Fortunately, Dugu Xue didn’t eat much, and she even gave Luo Xue more than half of her portion.

“Since you eat so much, then do more work. More ability, more responsibility.” Luo Xue patted Nangong Mian’s shoulder and said with a gentle smile, “Isn’t that right, Sister Mian?”

“Miss Luo Xue, your smile is so sinister, and calling me Sister Mian, it feels like you’re trying to trick me…”

Nangong Mian shuddered and asked cautiously, “How about… when we return to the Nangong clan, I’ll pay you back double?”

“It’s not anything valuable, it doesn’t matter if you pay me back or not,” Luo Xue said earnestly, “but this is a good opportunity for training. You don’t want your sister to think you’re just a useless glutton who can only eat and do nothing, do you?”

“…”

Nangong Mian’s expression turned complicated. She knew her sister wouldn’t treat her like that, but Luo Xue’s words still made her feel a bit… down?

No, no, this must be a provocation. Looking at Miss Luo Xue’s expression, she was clearly trying to trick her!

“What… do you want me to do?”

Nangong Mian asked hesitantly, but seeing the mischievous glint in Luo Xue’s eyes, her expression changed drastically.

“Miss Luo Xue, don’t tell me you want me to… barge into the Beiming Clan’s residence?”

“How could I? You’re just a Core Formation cultivator, how can you ‘barge in’?” Luo Xue said, looking at her strangely. “Besides, even if you did, what can you do? Cause trouble for your sister?”

Luo Xue had finally realized that Nangong Ling’s situation wasn’t good. Otherwise, she would have contacted them already…

Since Sister Ling hadn’t contacted them, it meant she didn’t want the Beiming Clan to know about their presence.

In that case, Luo Xue had to be more careful, to avoid causing trouble for Nangong Ling.

“Not barging in? But your expression clearly says you’re planning something…”

Nangong Mian shrank back slightly. After interacting with Luo Xue for a while, she realized that this seemingly innocent girl was actually quite cunning.

And her cunning was so subtle… which made it even more terrifying.

“Relax, look how scared you are, I won’t let you take any risks.” Luo Xue said, then added, “There’s no danger to your life.”

“…If you hadn’t added that last part, I might have felt more reassured.”

Nangong Mian’s eyelid twitched, a bad premonition rising in her heart.

Luo Xue smiled noncommittally and turned to Dugu Xue, her expression turning serious.

“Little Dugu, I might also need your help this time.”

“Ah?” Dugu Xue blinked, a hint of excitement in her eyes. “Can… can I help Master?”

She was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, without even the corresponding strength, and due to her illness, she could at most fight against an Innate Realm cultivator.

Until her illness was completely cured, even a slightly stronger Spirit Condensation cultivator could easily defeat her, a disgrace to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

“Well… I didn’t bring you here just for Xue Ling’s combat power, but also for you.” Luo Xue said. “Besides your foreign Dugu bloodline, you’re also a descendant of one of the ancient clans. Although the glory of the Snow Maiden clan hasn’t lasted, in the ancient era… they were among the strongest of the ancient clans.”

The White Tiger spirit had told Luo Xue about this, because in the Great Thousand Worlds, there were very few records of the ancient era, and regarding the Snow Maiden clan, there were only a few scattered fragments.

In the eyes of the Great Thousand Worlds, the Snow Maiden clan was more like a cursed race, not on the same level as the other ancient clans.

Only Dugu Di had seen through this and taken Wen Min as his concubine—a glorious ancient clan wouldn’t intermarry with a nouveau riche, and their bloodline wouldn’t flow outwards.

“Ah… really?”

Dugu Xue was confused. So she was actually… powerful?

But if she was powerful… why was she so weak now?

Was it because her bloodline was too thin, turning into a poison…

Luo Xue didn’t elaborate, but continued,

“So, with the simple bloodline detection methods of the ancient clans, you’re actually a standard ancient clan disciple, just from a very distant branch.”

“But she’s not from the Beiming Clan…” Nangong Mian said.

“The Beiming Clan has intermarried for so many generations, there aren’t many with pure Beiming bloodline left, so most of their detection methods only check for ancient clan characteristics.” Luo Xue turned to Nangong Mian. “Your Nangong clan is rather unique, directly testing for the will of immortality to verify bloodline, other ancient clans don’t have such a method.”

“Is… is that so…”

Nangong Mian scratched the back of her head, a slightly embarrassed yet proud smile on her face.

“Also, precisely because of the will of immortality, their detection methods can’t detect that you’re also from an ancient clan, they can only see you as an ordinary cultivator.” Luo Xue continued. “So you can be Little Dugu’s maid, along with Xue Ling.”

“…Huh?”

Nangong Mian was stunned, and so was Dugu Xue.

“Wait, Miss Luo Xue, I don’t understand, what are you planning?” Nangong Mian frowned. “What’s with the ancient clan bloodline and being a maid…”

“We’re going to the Beiming Clan’s residence, you and Dugu Xue, together.” Luo Xue nodded.

“…Didn’t you say we weren’t barging in?” Nangong Mian’s eyes widened, feeling a chill down her spine.

“Not barging in, but we still have to go in,” Luo Xue corrected. “Staying outside, we’ll just be found eventually. And to approach the formation core, we have to enter their residence.”

“I…”

Nangong Mian opened her mouth, then realized Luo Xue was right and calmed down slightly before asking,

“Then what about you, Miss Luo Xue? What will you be doing while we infiltrate the Beiming residence?”

Luo Xue smiled faintly.

“Me? I’m going to give the Beiming Clan… a small artistic shock. Heh, this puppet body is almost at its limit, I can’t let it go to waste.”